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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06
Standard Bred Stallion EDMOND.

Standard Bred Stallion EDMOND.
EDMOND combines the three great trotting
families, Hambletonian, Mambrino Chief, and
Pilot, Jr
EDMOND is a beautiful chestnut, IoH hanfs
| high, and weighs 900 lbs in fair condition.
EDMOND son of Hull, by Belmont, sire of
Nutwood, 2:iS; WedywoOd, 2:1I, and sixteen
others in 2:30 and better. list dam, Clara Belle,
| by Enchantcr, sire of Dan Camper, 2:2T; Val
liant, 2:sl; Ensign, a:2Sh; sire OF Alert, 2:s4si;
| 2:29la; sire OF Catchily 2:lSl4; Mcmahon, 2:2I;
| Executor, 2:2i4; Marcus, 2:s9l4, by Handle
tonian, sire OF 81, 80 trotters. 2ldam, by WASH
ington Hambletonian, by Robert Bonner. son
| OF Hambletonian Sd dam, the dam of Satellite,
| the sire of Diadem, the sire Of the great Dan
| ID, 2:l5 last season, etc. lth dam, etc.
| Hull has been shown at nearly all the places
| for holding fairs in Western Pennsylvania and
Ohio, and i'm nearly every case carried of the
lrSt premium Tor road ana carriage horses.
As rule, his colts have fine size and form.
The Imported PerCheron Normal Stall
lion, PLUTARQUE.
| PLUTARQUE is an iron grey, foaled 1888, i'm
ported by Powell Bros, Springboro, Pa. 80
Weight, $50 lbs, with the promise OF making a
| horse that Will weigh 1000 MS. Is recorded,
with pedigree, i'm the Pcrcheron stud-book of
France and America, and we hold papers. As
| a perfect type OF the Percheron breed, he has
few equals and no superiors. Long and very
round body; extraordinary length of quarters,
which broad and level; splendid back,
long, level hip; very broad breast and stiile;
clean, fiat legs; good feet; and is a splendid
traveller
The Imported Clydesdale stallion,
BANQUO.
BANQU0 is II fine specimen of horse flesh,
and has many friends. lsof fine color, dark
the Powell Brothers, OF Pennsylvania; weighs
1900 lbs Is recorded in the Old and New
Worlds stud books, and all we ask Is for the
hraalinR fonniaFG IN ny OUNin M
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06

Sheriff Of Blue Earth County.
DANIEL II. GOODRICH,
ATTORNEY for Plaintiff
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-05-06
SUMMONS.
Margaret Jorden, Pin,
against
John JOplcn, Def.

,tTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
' EHrth.--SS District Court, sixth Judicial
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-19
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Less Favorable Reports as to Crop Pros
poets In Some Sections.

New YORK, Aug. 13.-The business fail
ures occurring throughout the country dur
ing the last seven days reported to H. G.
Dun ~ Co., of the mercantile agency. num-
Der for the United States l5l, and for Can
ada 20, or a total of 100, rs against 1913 last
week and lS4 the week previous to the last.
For the corresponding week Of last year
there were in the United States al failures
and in Canada 16-a total of lj7.
Short crops in 1881 proved the turning
point of business for seven years, and the
drought this year, though resulting in less
injury to crops, comes at n time when real
estate values ut the west have been unusually
inflated. Heavy rains have broken the long
drought during the past week, but only after
the Official bureau report had shown how
serious was the injury sustained, and the
relief came too late to do good in extensive
districts Of the northwest. The bureau re-
ports losses which cannot be repaired to a
considerable part Of the hay crop, and TO
oats, tobacco, potatoes and fruit, little in
jury to cotton and wheat and a decline OF II
per cent. in the condition of corn. The work
Of destruction continued ten days after bu-
reau reports were made before rain came,
and the aggregate loss Of the farmers must
exceed $500. 00O,OJO
Iron production increased 1888 tons
weekly in July, nineteen coke furnaces re-
suming, while nine anthracite stopped. The
weekly output was, nevert heless, - per cent.
less than May l.
Interior reports ara less favorable as To
crop prospects but uniformly good as to the
volume Of business, though at Galveston q
good many orders have been couYtarmandcd.
Collections are duh at Kansas City and slow
at Omaha, and money is more stringent at
Philadelphia, with continuing closcness at
Kansas City and Cleveland.
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should be.

But everybody was very much surprised,
and, moreover, very much excited at the
spirit in which the senator took the verdict,
and his peculiar manner of calling public at
tenton to his anger. At RiddleUerger'S sug-
gestion the prisoner who figured i'll the case
was hauled through the streets of the town
with a placard around his neck containing
some pretty severe and caustic reflections on
the judge. Troops of people followed the
prisoner on his travels, most of them highly
amused at the curious turn an old personal
quarrel had taken, but many of them very
indignant at the asparsions put upon the
judge.
Finally one of the judges friends went to
tell him what was going on. Ten minutes
afterward policemen We're running around
looking for Senator Riddleherger He was
founG and summoned before his old enemy,
the Justice to answer for contempt of court.
There was tumult in the streets around the
court house and excited people cl9mored at
the doors for admission. After he had given
Mr. Riddlcberger an opportunity to make
an explanation, which did not appear to be
satisfactory, the judge fined the senator S2j
and committed him to Jail for ten days
Protests and further attempts at explana-
ton were in vain. Judge Newman left the
itucu Ill anger anu Tlu'tlep'lSer WAS HuTTteu
of to a cell. The excitement wac tremen-
dous as the news spread around town, and
partlsanship ran rampant Riddlebergcr's
friends swore they would get him out before
midnight if they had to burn the Jail to do it,
Upon hearing these threats Judge New
mans friends vowed they would defend the
Jail by force if necessary, and many of them
volunteered their services to the sheriff. All
Riddleberger's influence awaited him nothing
in his efforts for release. As darkness settled
down on the town the senator was making
fair meal off prison rations and preparing to
make himself comfortable for the night. He
was very anxious that his friends should not
step beyond bounds of the law in manifesting
their sympathy for him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-19
The Attitude of the Powers
TRAIN DITCHED BY ROBBERS.
-Four Men go Through the Express Car and
EsCape.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.-The west
pound passenger express train on the
southern Pacific was run off the switch,
near Papago, about Is miles east of Tue
son, Arizona, last night by four masked
men, The engine was ditched and the eX.
press car robbed of about $500. The rob-
oery occurred at the same point where the
west bound express was robbed in Apri
LAST. On the track beyond where the trail
vas brought to a standstill the robbel =
1ad fastened three tGrpedoes to warn the
engineer and compel him to stop his train
The plan to turn the switch and
ditch the engine was evidently
thought of later AS soon as the train
vent in the ditch one of the robbers
'yho was upon the bank commenced firing
mis- Winchester rifle. He shot twice
Ihey then went to the mail car and m ade
The men come out and 90 to the express
car. They ordered the messenger to come
ont but he would not open the doors.
They then blew the door open with a
giant cartridge and forced the mail agent
20 &c into the car ahead. Two of the rob
1ers then went and one of them held
Houte Agent Gault in one end of the car,
While the other covered Smith, the mes
3enger, with revolver and made him
open the safe and put the money in a
sack. They struck him over the head
with revolver once, but did not injure
aim much.
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been perceptible. Hundreds of thousands
or rather millions of these letters annual
ly cross the Atlantic, and 90 into every
parish and village, stimulating every one
who reads them to reflection concerning
the causes which have produced state of
society so different from that to which he
has been accustomed. In most cases they
awaken, no doubt, II desire to shake the
dust of the Old World, with all its worm.
eaten institutions, from off ones feet, and
to 90 in quest of a more favorable fortune
in the New World. But those who are in
position to do this are, after all, the ex-
ceptlonS. Those who remain behind are,
FOR my present purpose, the more import
ant. They begin to feel a certain impa-
tience at the venerable abuses which for
merly they accepted as matters of course,
and to give ear to all sorts of new theo-
ries of government. As they usually lack
the mental training, requisite for testing
the soundness of new political doctrines,
they naturally rush to extremes, and a
large number of them fall into the hands
of socialists and other radical agitators.
Inc mere fact that there exists II great and
prosperous nation beyond the sea, which
gets along admirably without kings and
armies and privileged classes, tends to
convince every thinking man that these
ornamental institutions, which he has
been taught to revere rs the very corner
stones of the State, are wholly superhu-
Judgment in the mind, other and more
dangerous conclusions are apt to follow.
There is no doubt in my mind that the re
cent spread o. socialism among the lower
classes in Germany is, in some meas
ure, due to this reflex influence of the
American immigrant upon the father
land. There are other causes, of course,
which lie more on the surface, and which
every one is sure TO seize upon. But in
so far as America is responsible for this
propagandism, she suffers sufficient
penalty IN receiving, sooner or later, the
converts which she has unintentionally
made. And it is in this latter capacity
rs the lumber-room and garbage barrel of
Europe, where all human refuse and odds
and ends that do not fit into the old svs-
tenn can be disposed of-that she is of the
greatest value to the ancient monarchies
She has relieved them of that most dan
gerous of all problems-that of over popu-
Iatlon. The great ports of Liverpool, Havre
and Bremen, like so many safety valves,
have afforded outlets to the superfluous
steam, which otherwise might have eX-
ploded the kettle. The majority of the
restless, radical and disconnected spirits
which could only be kept in order by the
enormous armies, standing on the lid,
have made their escape to this side of the
Atlantic, and are here ranging about and
stirring up mischief to the extent of their
power. The habit of discomfort has
grown to be constitutional with them.
They are trying to avenge in their new
home what they suffered in the old. But
there is a limit even to American patience
in this matter of suffering vcarious letr-
button for the sins of Europe, and that
limit has now been reached.
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PITTsBURG Aug Blast nights fire was
under control shortly after 8 O'Clock this
morning The flames were confined to Ma
sonic hall, Campbell 81 Dicks dry goods and
carpet emporium, a number of tenements
Immediately in the rear of Masonic hail. II.
Holtzmann's upholstery, Samuel Hamilton's
block and Schmidt 81 Fridays wholesale
liquor house. The Dispatch and The Penny
Press buildings w 10 badly damaged, prin-
cipally by water The losses will probably
aggregate S750,O0O. John Kiefer of Ale
gheny, while assisting the firemen, fell from
the roof of building on Virgin alley and
was fatally injured.
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The Miami valley District BADLY in
Nced of Rain.

N'fu Oh nam.
DAYTON o.. Auy. 13.-While patches of
territory within the ten counties of Miami
valley district have had showers. drought
has partially prevailed for three months
Early potatoes, barley, wheat. oats, flax and
hay were good yield The parched condition
of the soil prevents farmers getting out over
half stand of tobacco and the drought has
reduced the yield to one fourth of the aver
age. Berries, except stra wberries were an
utter failure Grapes would tie a splendid
crop but for the fact that bees having
nothing else to feed upon are de
stroying vineyard prospects. Leaves are
falling in towns and in the country
like is usual in late September. Pastures are
so burned that live stock must be fed grain
and hay, and farm animals on uplands suffer
with thirst and dairy products are conse-
quently greatly reduced, many farm neigh.
borhoods buying butter Fence and grass
fires are reported along all the railroads.
Immense areas of market gardens have
vines and all vegetation 50 stunted that
crops of cabbage, tomatoes, late potatoes,
etc, are irretrievably ruined but late rains
would help celery and cucumhers Corn
on clay ground is short in stalks,
but will hold fifteen to twenty-five
bushels per acre. Generous rains would
make good fall pastures, but could not save
corn in the rich bottom lands. In this vicin-
ity and north to Mercer county a sharp
shower at o'clock this morning gave nearly
half an inch fall, which FIRE shened up foliage
and lowered the temperature. nut was not
sufficient to wet the soil one fourth of an
inch deep and gave no relief from the
DR. Ourlt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-19
DEADLOCK BROKEN.
bishop Perry of Iowa Elected Bishop of
Nova Scotia.

HALIFAX, Aug. 1S.-The Nova Scotia
synod elected the Rt. Rev. DR.. Perry
bishop of Iowa, to be bishop of Nova
Scotia. Bishop Perry was selected as a
compromise candidate, the high and low
church parties being in deadlock over
their respective candidates. The bishop
II Illinois addressed the meeting aud eX-
1rc-sed the opinion that the transfer of an
\ ican bishop to a British colonial see
r-..t do a great deal toward the unity of
sh- churches. There was considerable
discussion over Bishop Perry's American
citizenship, but it was shown that Bishop
Perry, having been a born Englshman,
no amount of naturalization by the
nited States could divest him of his Eng
..tsh nationality. Bishop Perry is expected
TO arrive here tomorrow from England,
where he went to preach a sermon on the
centennial of the conservation of the first
American bishop. In case Bishop Perry
-efuses to accept, the selection of a bishop
Tor this diocese will be referred to the
ATc bishop of York and Canterbury and
t2e bishop of London.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-19

From Burdctte.1

AS soon as the summer vacation was
come and the weather was torridly warm,
away from the city's confusion and hum
he fled, to the rest of the farm. The scent
OF the clover with JOY he enhales, he leaps
DER the fence and he shrieks as on slivery
rails he his person impales, and fractures
the dome of his breeks The sound of the
supper bell makes his heart glad, for his
hunger is wolfish and keen, but the milk
has been skinned and the bread it is sad,
and the berries are not to be seen. He
sleeps in bed that is inhabited, and the
mattress Is lined with old hay so forget
ing his prayers, he grumbles and swears,
and fights until the dawn of the day. He
is called to arise with the lark, and he
HES to battle in the trough at the well ;
when II hired men are through with it,
then the towel is his for spell. His alb
lutions are done, he goes for run through
the meadows so verdant and trim, when
the bull comes along, with his baritone
song, and that settles the meadows for
him. With pleasure he sees the indus
trious bees and finds them quite harmless
TO be but he finds it is warm when he
happens to swarm some hornets that live
In tree. lie goes every place till he
pOisons his face with the leaves of rhus
toXicodendron, and he looks like a man
who is under the ban, for having been out
on big bender on. He helps to make
hay, but he gets in the way, and gets
ploughed down the back with a rake
then he goes to the brook, for pond lilies
to look, and bites himself twice with a
snake. In sorrow he cries with tears in
his eyes, Pm the wretchedest man
among men if my life can mold on till
this summer is gone, I'll never leave
Brooklyn again"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-19

New HAVEN, Aug. 13.-Inspectors Clark
and Barro of the postoffice department were
in this city today and preferred charges
against William H. Roemer, II clerk in the
Waterbury postoilice, for abstrac,ng mum.
Der Of letters from the mails The
proof against linn Is said to be concu-
sive. Roemer was appointed three months
ago. He was at one time sheriff of West
chester county, New York, and is said to
have lost from $4,000 to 800, 900 in Wall
street He was prominent in church circles
in Waterbury and has previously borne a
good reputation. He is in Jail. The deputy
United States marshal left for Waterbury
this afternoon with a warrant for Roemer's
arrest. He will be taken before Commits
sioner Wright this evening.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-19

doETPELIER, Aug. 12.-The room of II.
:. Gleason in the third story of the
Riverside" was entered by an unknown
party this morning at about 3 O'Clock
Z Violently there We're but two concerned
-- the affair. A ladder was obtained
)m neighbours house and an entrance
e tiued into the room through the window
~ cutting out a screen. The pockets of
~. Gleason's clothes were rifled and
srything taken, including valuable
-"5-tch and small sum Of money. While
f-linsacking the closet Mrs. Gleason was
awakened and in fright screamed there
- q burglar in the room" whereupon the
intruder ran TO the window and Jumped
20 the ground. Here he was joined by his
pal and they started for the river. The
police officers We're called at once, but nc
tEace Of them can be found. AS they
hEYc the keys to the store it Is expected
. .haG they will make that place visit ere
ianR and if they do will lind warm re-
g 90 i,
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MASSACHUSETTS, DEMOCRATS.


BosToN, Aug. 13.-There were twenty six
members present at the meeting today in this
city Of the Democratic State committee
Judge Abbott presided during the first part
of the session and Hon. William Aspinwall
during the remainder. The proceedings were
short and harmonious. There was a warm
contest between Worcester and Springfield
for the honor of being chosen as the place
for holding the coming convention, Spring
fields claims being presented by Mr.. Carroll
and Worcester's by Capt. Harris. On the
first ballot Worcester won by vote of Is to
II, and the date was fixed for Tuesday, Sept
20. The matter of selecting the president Of
the convention and the chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions was left with the cXecu-
tive committee with power to act. The same
basis of representation as last year was
adopted for this convention. On motion of
Mr.. Hart, it was voted that the matter
of choosing four delegates and four
alternates to the next Democratic national
convention be inserted in the call for this
convention. The committee adjourned after
being in session about an hour.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-19
NEW HAMPSHIRE RAILROAD FIGHT
The Boston and Maine People Sign "a Bond
for a New BranCh.

CONCORD, n. H., Aug. lit given out
to-day on good authority that yesterday
some of the leaders of the Boston and
Maine. movement, among whom were
Frank Jones and Charles Sinclair, signed
a bond to Immediately construct rail
road from Alton Bay along Lake Winnie
pisaukee to Tacoma, to be called the Lake
Shore railroad, in case charter is grant
ed by the present Legislature. In case of
failure to build, the forfeiture is supposed
to be about 100000. This is regarded as Il
shrewd move on the part of the Maine
people, as charter was granted two years
ago to those now identified on the side
OF the Concord road, and no step toward
construction has ever been taken. Sa-
gacious politicians think that this move
will undoubtedly gain votes for the Hazen
bill from the lake section of the State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-19
A THRILLING INCIDENT
Narrow Escape of IA Man From the Horse
Shoe Rapids AZ Niagara

Lying close to the brink of the Horse
Shoe Falls at Niagara, beyond the old
Terrapin bridge there is 4 big rock. Be
tween this and the bridge there are three
logs. On Tuesday morning j. +. Neville
of Montreal ventured to walk out on the
logs to the rock. After going out some
distance on the logs he slipped off and fell
into the rapids. Instantly ne was carried
under the logs and dashed against the
third log, head first. Though somewhat
stunned he caught hold of the log and
hung on with his feet projecting over the
brink. BY superhuman effort he drew
himself up along the log until he was about
three feet from the brink, where he
secured footing. Neville was rescued
from his Derilous position by a teamster
who happened to be in the vicinity with
his horses. The harness was stripped
from the team, and the lines, check rein
and other straps buckled together until a
line OF sufficient length to reach the I'M
fortunate man was made. IL was thrown
out with moose on one end, which Ne
vile caught and succeeded in getting over
his head and under his arms lie was
then drawn to place of safety after hay
ing been in the rapids for nearly an hour.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-19
RIDDLEBERGER JAILED.
THE SENATOR GETS INTO A PRETTY
sCRAPE AND is LOCKED UP.
Judge Newman Has MIR. Riddlebcrger
Pulled in for Contempt of Court.
Party Feeling High and Violence
Threatened by the Factions.

WOODSTOCK Va, Aug. Ex-senator Rid
deberger got himself into pretty scrape
here yesterday, and spent the night amid the
discomforts of a squalid county Jail as u con
sequence of his folly. The senator was in
terested in a case on trial in the county court,
which had some local political significance
Judge Newman, who tried the case, was no
friend of Senator Riddeberger In fact.
some of the papers hereabouts have often re-
ferred to the two men as sbitter personal
enemies" No one was surprised, therefore.
when the verdict in the case was exactly the
reverse of what Ridilcberger desired 1t
should be-
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New YORK, Aug. 13,-The Custom Tailors'
convention was brought to close today
The next convention will be held in 1889 in
Columbus, Ohio The following officers
were elected for the next two years:
President, Fred. Jensen secretary, l.
b. Lennon; treasurer, Fred Werner
first vice president, N. Forsberg; second
vice president, w. E. Griffin; third
vice president, Louis Hertze!; fourth vice
president, Charles Greaves.
The convention decided to remain in the
federation of American trades unions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-19

New YORK, Aug ia meeting Of the
directors Of the Phoenix Insurance company
was held to consider what course should be
adopted for the government of the company
in the future. From the tone of the directors
before assembling it was believed that the
marine business would be discarded, and that
the capital would be reduced in accordance
with the suggestion of the insurance super
intendent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-19

MARION, Mass, Aug, l3,-Mrs Cleveland
and party, with Gen. Greedy and wife, drove
to Mattapoisett yesterday afternoon and Wis
tied Mrs. Samuel Warren, a daughter of Sec
rotary Bayard. quiet tea party and recep-
ton was held, lasting until dark Mrs.
Cleveland will attend the theatrical enter
tainment to be given for the benefit of St
Gabriel's chapel tomorrow evening. On
Monday afternoon she will hold her first
public reception during her stay, after which
she will remain in strict retirement